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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

August 2172

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Lunar month 626Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 627Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 628Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 629Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 630Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 631Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 61Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 62Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 63Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 64Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 65Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 66Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn7Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 68Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 69Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 610Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 611Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 612Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 613Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 614Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 615Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 616Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 617Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 618Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 719Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 720Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 721Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseEnd of Heat22Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 723Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 724Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 725Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 726Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 727Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 728Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 729Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 730Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 731Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 14, 2172

Lunar 二一七二年 · 六月廿五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for giving thanks and clear agreements. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

A daily reflection is not a prediction. Use it as a prompt for attentive, self-directed choices.

24 Solar Terms

Follow the seasonal rhythm, from today into the next turn.

  1. Start of Autumn

    Fri

    2172-08-07

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2172-08-14

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sat

    2172-08-22

    In 8 days

  4. White Dew

    Mon

    2172-09-07

    In 24 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

立秋 → 处暑

Year cycle

壬申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

戊申

六月廿五

Day cycle

丙午

天河水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelBreak groundSet a bedDig a wellBreak ground for burialTomb-opening rite

Avoid

Traditional cautions for the day; treat them as a pause for discernment.

Move into a homeBuild roof beamsInstall doorsTimber workConstructionRaise a roof beamFuneral preparationBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚子)鼠 · Sha 北

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

己丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

甲午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

Avoid

Almanac information and Daily Insight are offered for traditional-culture reference and personal reflection only. They are not professional, medical, legal, or financial advice.

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